Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

Writing novels is my passion, a process that started back in the late 1950s when I got out of the army. I went through two agents in the ensuing years. While I was able to get two nonfiction books, AMERICA FOR SALE (about foreign investment in the United States) and COLLISION (about the reform movement in the Teamsters) published, my novels ran into the wall created by traditional publishers.
In 1993, I wrote OOOEELIE, a science fiction/fantasy novel. My agent loved it. Six publishers expressed an interest and the book was put out to bid. None bid. Another unpublished novel to my credit.
My agent suggested I stick to nonfiction. I decided to keep pursuing my dream, and besides, I had learned to write novels. She eventually dumped me.
I was never able to find another agent for my novels. Several urged me to do nonfiction.
To support my…
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